Ferrari Mondial "B" Pillars 61720300 and 61720400 Are Now Available

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Thanks for all your hard work Ron...

 

Sent you PM as well as email earlier.

 

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I received a set of Ron's pillars, and they are awesome, quality as good or better than original, right down to the texture and Mondial Cabriolet logo, and a perfect fit, they look great on the car. Installation took 30 minutes, I did have to drill one hole on the drivers side to match the hole on the car, and there were a couple of other very minor issues that I pointed out to Ron already, but nothing that affected the installation or look of the pillars. I have included before and after pictures of the passenger side, which was my worst side before.

Thank you Ron for all your efforts, huge accomplishment. I think Ferrari should acknowledge your accomplishment, as you just made it possible for owners to restore their Mondials.
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Just got mine - they are BETTER than the original..

Ron - GREAT WORK!!!

 

I purchased the last new driver side pillar in 2013 I believe from Ricambi. So, I only need a passenger (right side) pillar.

Anyone need a driver pillar and not a passenger side? I will split cost of the pair with someone.

 

Hello everybody,

I was disappointed to see that demand for these pillars has not met expectations, I don't understand it. I personally think every cab owner in the world should buy a set of these pillars, sooner or later they are going to need a set. They are an excellent reproduction, they look great, and I have put my top up and down a couple of times with them and they work perfectly. The chances of someone with Ron's knowledge, experience, and skill coming along and making some more in the future are extremely remote, at best, specially if they see Ron ended up loosing money. In fact, I like them so much that now that it appears that Ron will only produce a few, I am actually considering buying a second pair, just in case.

I hope sales improve, Ron deserves to at the very least break even on this project.

 

I sent a message to the owner of my former car. I know it need it so maybe he'll be interrested.

 

Ron, don't give up so soon on sale's. I think the word needs to get out to the Mondial world, and it will, like your clips and other great fixes. 😁

 

Ron,

I think what you are running into here is a value proposition issue.

While these fail on every Mondial at some point it is the price-point that is scaring people off, or rather making them defer the purchase.

Whereas most on here had had their cars for a while (likely purchased back when they were $20,000 or so), use their vehicles seldom and almost exclusively in nice weather with the top down, it is going to be a hard sell to get most of these guys to spend 6.5% the price of their vehicle on a set of rubber window moldings that is only functioning/seen with the top up.

The price-point these moldings are at now and the price the cars are worth on the market unfortunately don't match up. If these were 50-100k cars then I think you might see a different demand but when a brand new boot costs $400, tires cost $500, and a major service is $1,700 (or what it cost me), the ROI (actual or as one would enjoy it themselves) just isn't there at this point in time.

Hopefully you don't get discouraged and continue to produce them as people order them or if you care to hedge, make a large batch and sit on them until the cars appreciate to the point that owners can justify the expenditure.

I do tip my hat to you for making the effort and it appears that it is a successful one from an engineering standpoint.

Best,

PPW

 

Did you talk to Eurospares or Ricambi? I'm sure they would be interested in stocking this part, but there may be an issue with it not being OEM.

 

I believe the b pillars are a gray area for most. You have the purist that demands perfection. Then you have the hillbilly like me that bought his car to drive. From spring to fall my top is down and winter use of my car is limited because I am in the northeastern US. I have been following this thread because I was hoping everyone would jump at these and lower the price because of supply and demand. How many people bought an Ar-15 for 2 grand and now they are less than 1000? Any how don't give up just yet. You have come to far! Although I was once told that your first loss is your cheapest loss.

 

Mine just arrived and they are beautiful and the detail is amazing. Only my passenger side actually broke off, but the driver side is looking tired so the will both go on once I get some free time and put the top up again.

I first bought toggles, then the wedge and foam kit and now the pillars. Thanks again to Ron and his willingness to put his talents and $ to work for the benefit of all Mondial owners!

Len


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All the Mondial owners need to spread the word regarding Ron's "B" pillars that he has spent countless hours in engineering and fabricating these pillars for our Mondials. The time and investment on his part needs to be rewarded.

 

You would think that if the following is correct:

Mondial QV - Total built 629
Mondial 3.2 - Total built 810
Mondial t - Total built 1010

Ron would have had a better response to his many hours of research and development on his "B" Pillars. Hard to believe all of these cars have pillars that are in perfect shape.